quarter horses

noun

plural of quarter horse
as in cow ponies

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  1. mounts
  2. warhorses
Noun
  • This small yet intriguing photo gallery mounts changing exhibits by Icelandic photographers from the 19th century to the current day.
    — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Scramble mounts as a network drive via WebDAV, so your files appear right in your file explorer instead of in a separate app.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of warhorses
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“Quarter horses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarter%20horses. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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